While playingDungeons & Dragons, you quickly discover that the possibilities are endless.

But when you’re a Dungeon Master (DM), you might do anything you want.

That includes crafting campaigns based on things as grand and far-reaching as Disney.

On the left, Dungeons & Dragons art of the deck of many things. On the Right, Dungeons & Dragons are showing a bard in combat. In the center, Rapunzel and Flynn from Tangled

Left: The Deck of Many Things by Craig J SpearingRight: Neverwinter Bard via Wizards of the Coast

That’s simple enough and doesn’t require you to alter any stat blocks.

Or, you might decide tocreate new monstersthat wouldbetter fit into the Disney world or worldsyou want to make.

So, where do you begin?

The genie nafas floats above a listening crowd telling an enchanting story in DND.

The Outlands Splash Art by One Pixel Brush

By choosing how wide you want your scope to be.

Are they the heroes, the villains, or bystanders who rise up to handle the conflict?

What is the conflict?

Dungeons & Dragons art of four adventurers looking out into the Outlands from Planescape.

The Outlands Splash Art by One Pixel Brush

What is going wrong in this world?

When is this happening,before, during, or after the Disney telling of the story?

Where is it, andwhich Disney world is this taking place in?

The wizard Kaz and Archlich Vecna sit at a table and chat in the past, as both are regular humans at the time.

Kas and Vecna by Lily Abullina

Why is there conflict, and why is your party made up of the people who can resolve it?

Are you going to be basing your campaignon one movie, show, or franchise?

That willnarrow down your focus significantlybecause you already have a skeleton, of sorts, to work with.

A giant fight with Bigby from DND Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants.

Giant Fight by Dmitry Burmak

Is it good or bad?

After all, its your campaign.

Running a short D&D campaign?

Istus Creating the First Deck of Many Things as she sits, holding the deck in one hand while the other is raised to the sky.

Istus Creates the First Deck of Many Things by Hinchel Or

Try one of these adventures.

Is it taking placebefore the main conflictis known?

Does itstart when the movie(s) do?

A Tiefling, an Elf, and an adventuring party from Dungeons & Dragons

Or is itafter the major events of the story, making players deal with the fallout?

Starting before is afantastic option for a group of adventurers who don’t know each other.

you’ve got the option to alsouse it as a toolfor them to meetimportant characters or NPCs.

Dungeons & Dragons art of an Express Train Pulls Into Concord Terminus.

Express Train In Concord Terminus by Bruce Brenneise

Are they the guardians of Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty?

The faithful guards of Arendelle, attempting to maintain order while Elsa and Anna are gone?

Or are they charged with finding the Ice Queen?

Kas holding the Crown of Lies and staring greedily at it. Artwork is from DND Vecna Eve of Ruin.

Kas and the Crown of Lies by Lauren Walsh

Ordoes this start after the main conflicthas ended?

You have to decidewhere your party fits into this story.

Do they replace the main cast, like in the Encanto example?

Dungeons & Dragons Strixhaven Curriculum Of Chaos via Wizards Of The Coast, edited to depict Pawn Stars Rick Harrison

Or,they can instead be side characterswho rise up to save the day.

Perhaps they’ve evenbeen chosen by the leadersof their worlds to go on this quest.

This section is aboutthe Disney characters as well.

Sailors sit at a table discussing and reading scrolls.

Arguing Councilors by Zoltan Boros

Do you remove some characters?

Do they become NPCs instead?

These decisions come easier once you’ve envisioned your party’s role.

Derro raiders and Zombie Thralls work to clear a pile of stony rubble inside Derro’s lair in DND.

Derro Raiders by Yuliya Litvinova

Hey kid, wanna buy a cursed legendary item?

Here is how to create a pawnshop and act out the owner in DnD.

Why is the bad or strange thing happening?

Dungeons & Dragons image showing two Flaming Fist members placing recruitment posters.

Why are the players and their village losing their magic?

Do you keep to this?

Or do you create a new why?

Tabletop

you’ve got the option to get so creative withwhy the conflict is happening.

Changing just this answer alone can completely alter and shift any Disney storyline.

You may evenstart in a better placebecause you will have so many references to use and choose from.

Dungeon & Dragons

You will know what the world looks like; you will know what the struggles are.

But, at this point, it is up to you to craft the world.